Hi guys Please look at the pictures below in order to understand what I am trying to achieve. This is about a fairly large brick patio This picture shows you the problem that I have. The corners showed in the picture gets wet due to the water that accumulated on the patio close to the home From there I suspect it infiltrates my basement [IMG]http://i.stack.imgur.com/Lvdvp.jpg[/IMG] And here is what I am trying to achieve: [IMG]http://www.doityourself.com/forum/attachments/basements-attics-crawl-spaces/38785d1411491161-basement-leak-basement-do-i-need-waterproof-entire-exterior-wall-rvjdmin.jpg[/IMG] And now my problem: I don't have a solution for discharging the french drain that should go around the corner of my house. Besides that I need to grade the yard and the soil at the base of the wall that is not in contact with the patio. (the north wall on the picture) As a quick fix I would like to install a french drain segment between the patio and the house. Ideally I should grade the patio and try to fix the areas where the water pools near the wall of the house but I have doubts that just adding more sand will fix the problem. In my opinion the soil under the layers or gravel and sand has to be regraded and I am not sure if that can be successfully done without redoing the entire patio. Do you have any idea how I can discharge such a small French drain segment? Is it a good idea to put it there? Should I try a drain channel instead? My understanding is that the drain channel will collect only the surface water but the french drain has the capability to absorb water that migrates laterally after getting through the patio bricks and the two layers of sand and gravel

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